Amsterdam vs Asmara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Asmara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3165
$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7127
$1241
🏠 One person rent
$2073
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$3318
$354
🍽️ Food expenses
$659
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$265
$45.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4747
$114
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
9
😀 Quality of life
95
15
🏙️ Population
921K
963K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 517% more expensive than in Asmara. Cities ranked 138th and 8615th ($3165 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Eritrea, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Eritrea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.2 months in Asmara. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Asmara ranked 1st in Eritrea, while ranked 24th and 9202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Asmara

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Amsterdam Asmara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.81
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2259
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1723
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3695
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2790
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$59.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.3
$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
12.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11141
$1413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7428
$788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.92
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.47
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.44
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.2
$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.06
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.6
$23.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$3.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.3
$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2748
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20104
$3926

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2185
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2755
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2354
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2399
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1865
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2564
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2296
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2283
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2608
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2389
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2407
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1477
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2365
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2148
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2491
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2310
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2424
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2026
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2659
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1805
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$2053
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2104
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2341
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2077
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2159
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2220
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$2253
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1942
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2040
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2082
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2152
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2166
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2112
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2247

Cities near Asmara

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$481
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$748
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$976
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$873
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$475
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$532
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$476
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$497
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$488
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1124
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$478
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$563
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$564
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$864
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$803
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1031
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$809
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1210
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$834
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$788
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1050
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$521
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1045